Stathmostelma pedunculatum
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Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Ishasha plain, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
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| Synonyms: |
Asclepias macrantha Oliv. Asclepias pedunculatum (Decne.) Dandy Asclepias uvirensis S. Moore Gomphocarpus longipes Oliv. Gomphocarpus pedunculatus Decne. Pachycarpus corniculatus Hochst. Stathmostelma globuliflorum K. Schum. Stathmostelma macranthum (Oliv.) Schltr. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
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| Type location: |
Ethiopia |
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| Habitat: | In seasonally waterlogged grassland. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Cameroon, DR Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and northern Mozambique. |
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| Growth form(s): | Perennial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Tuesday 18 August 2026 |
| Literature: |
Goyder, D.J. (1998). A revision of the African genus Stathmostelma K. Schum. Kew Bulletin 53 Pages 586 - 589. Goyder, D.J., Gilbert, M.G. & Venter, H.J.T. (2020). Apocynaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 7(2) Pages 286 - 287. Malaise, P. (1985). Asclepiadaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume III Pages 116 - 119. (Includes a picture). Meerts, P. et al. (2026). A checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. PhytoKeys 277 |
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